diff --git a/pkgs/applications/terminal-emulators/alacritty/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/terminal-emulators/alacritty/default.nix
index 8296474d9008..78c6c0988c57 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/terminal-emulators/alacritty/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/terminal-emulators/alacritty/default.nix
@@ -93,6 +93,8 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
       --replace xdg-open ${xdg-utils}/bin/xdg-open
   '';
 
+  checkFlags = [ "--skip=term::test::mock_term" ]; # broken on aarch64
+
   postInstall = (
     if stdenv.isDarwin then ''
       mkdir $out/Applications